"THE" famous Village Cafe was the place to be last night.... if you were Vegan or Vegetarian that is.
WOW!! We had 15 at the VISION VOICE VEG*N’z meetup! That is fantastic considering there were like 6 MIA regulars. And what else is so awesome.. we had TEN new people!!!! YAY!!!! Big welcome to these folks:
*John Borden, Edible Aggieland, native New Mexican, of course, I am a big fan of that, and guest speaker
*Kristen Williams, Vegetarian Nutritionist major at TAMU and John’s bud
*Brandy Kelly, who was just passing thru the VC, thinking about having some dinner and I snagged her as she just so happened to be vegetarian!!
*Boots McCann, PhD student at TAMU and works for the Rodale Institute
*Alicia Redden, local farmer
*Irene Erin, Postal worker who works horrible hours and can never make our meetups, but did last night!!!
*Jo Evans and her friend Joy
*Shohn Trojacek, IS manager for Pivot Point
*Tammy Jackson, Psychologist
And of course we had our very own photographer, my hubby Bear, again, taking fantastic pics of everything.
*John Borden, Edible Aggieland, native New Mexican, of course, I am a big fan of that, and guest speaker
*Kristen Williams, Vegetarian Nutritionist major at TAMU and John’s bud
*Brandy Kelly, who was just passing thru the VC, thinking about having some dinner and I snagged her as she just so happened to be vegetarian!!
*Boots McCann, PhD student at TAMU and works for the Rodale Institute
*Alicia Redden, local farmer
*Irene Erin, Postal worker who works horrible hours and can never make our meetups, but did last night!!!
*Jo Evans and her friend Joy
*Shohn Trojacek, IS manager for Pivot Point
*Tammy Jackson, Psychologist
And of course we had our very own photographer, my hubby Bear, again, taking fantastic pics of everything.
My contribution to the meet ups is a little glass of vino to take the edge off the day and to help relax and enjoy the evening.
Another fine menu was prepared for us by the great folks at the Village Cafe, including an “off the hook” black bean burger. I had the sweet potato hash with black beans and jalapeños and the fabulous squash soup! YUM-OH!!! For sure.
Another fine menu was prepared for us by the great folks at the Village Cafe, including an “off the hook” black bean burger. I had the sweet potato hash with black beans and jalapeños and the fabulous squash soup! YUM-OH!!! For sure.
We got caught up on the progress of the big event for our group, Bless the Beasts and the Children, coming up Saturday, December the 12th in the Village Foods parking lot. You can check out the latest news on this awesome event at the group’s blogsite.
The donation list is also on our blogsite.
John Borden, head of Edible Aggieland, shared the ideas for developing local farming and the advantages and needed benefits of local farming and farmers markets for low income neighborhoods. He took us back to the “roots” of agriculture and how critical the health of this Earth is to the success of farming. John discussed the spiritual aspects of agriculture and its role representing a rebirth and hope for the health and wellness of all people. BIG THANKS, JOHN!We also discussed upcoming events for our group:
*Saturday the 14th of November is the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the old TI building on Hwy 30. Great opportunity to recycle your old computers, oil, batteries, paint, etc. I’ll be working 10am to 2pm if anyone wants to join me, just let me know. To find out more about this event, you can check out their website.
*Saturday the 5th of December, Frances De Gelia and Chrispy Carter are hosting a garage sale to benefit the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society. This is another opportunity to clean up and clean out your stuff! Contact me for more info!
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No meeting in December as the Bless the Beasts and the Children will be our focus.
January’s meetup guest speaker will be Laura Thomas, PhD student of nutrition and dietetics and she is VEGAN! She will speak to us about Pro and Prebiotics. The meeting will either be January 5th or the 12th, depending when everyone gets back from holiday break!
No meeting in December as the Bless the Beasts and the Children will be our focus.
January’s meetup guest speaker will be Laura Thomas, PhD student of nutrition and dietetics and she is VEGAN! She will speak to us about Pro and Prebiotics. The meeting will either be January 5th or the 12th, depending when everyone gets back from holiday break!
You all met Cheryl Anne Chandler last night, this wonderful 15 year old that inspires our group and impresses us with her talent..... if you've not looked at her school project that she won the grand prize for.... I invite you to do so! It will leave you speechless.
Ok, so, another great meetup with a lot of wonderful folks!! Thanks again for joining me last night. I really think you guys ROCK!!
Ok, so, another great meetup with a lot of wonderful folks!! Thanks again for joining me last night. I really think you guys ROCK!!
Here's more random shots of you great folks!!
Bless the Beasts, Bless Our Children, and Bless This Earth
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